"Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day."

"Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day."

Darth_Lukecash:I'm surprised Lincoln dropped to fourth. Saw it again...it was better the second time.

One of the few movies I really wanted to see. It didn't come to my town. It must be too high-brow for the troglodytes around here. But if you want to see the latest cartoon in 3D, don't rush. It'll be playing for the next five weeks.

"Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day."

Really good stuff, I can't recommend it highly enough.

You and I usually have the same taste in movies but just based on that, it sounds horrible. I'll check it out anyway.

cryinoutloud:Darth_Lukecash: I'm surprised Lincoln dropped to fourth. Saw it again...it was better the second time.

One of the few movies I really wanted to see. It didn't come to my town. It must be too high-brow for the troglodytes around here. But if you want to see the latest cartoon in 3D, don't rush. It'll be playing for the next five weeks.

Is that a (relatively) new pic of you in your profile? Along with the buffalo and sunset?

Seeing as this is turning into a general movie thread, has anyone seen Killing Them Softly? It looks decent, but received some mediocre reviews. I have a lot of time off to kill before the new year begins, and seeing a movie or two would give me something to do.

State_College_Arsonist:Seeing as this is turning into a general movie thread, has anyone seen Killing Them Softly? It looks decent, but received some mediocre reviews. I have a lot of time off to kill before the new year begins, and seeing a movie or two would give me something to do.

Also, Skyfall was excellent.

I liked Skyfall. Killing Them Softly was slow, boring, preachy. I will be going to see Django Unchained, in hopes of washing away the bad taste Killing left in my mouth.

State_College_Arsonist:Seeing as this is turning into a general movie thread, has anyone seen Killing Them Softly? It looks decent, but received some mediocre reviews. I have a lot of time off to kill before the new year begins, and seeing a movie or two would give me something to do.

Also, Skyfall was excellent.

Killing Them Softly was obnoxious. It's been a long time since I've watched a movie in which I hated every farking character.

Yea, I think I'm about due for a Guy Ritchie gangster flick marathon. Shame the sequel was shot down.

What?? I was looking forward to that. Please elaborate - TIA!

Can't seem to find the article (I read it a few weeks ago) but the jist was that it was going to be too hard to bring back the cast. I'm guessing they're talking about Hardy, Newton, Elba and Wilkinson. I would love to see a sequel as well. Here's the most recent article I could find but it's from a year ago. It says there's a script but some concerns. I'm on my phone so can't link.

The Headless Horseman's Headless Horse:State_College_Arsonist: Seeing as this is turning into a general movie thread, has anyone seen Killing Them Softly? It looks decent, but received some mediocre reviews. I have a lot of time off to kill before the new year begins, and seeing a movie or two would give me something to do.

Also, Skyfall was excellent.

Killing Them Softly was obnoxious. It's been a long time since I've watched a movie in which I hated every farking character.

This. I NEVER thought I'd hate a James Gandolfini performance, yet here we are. And I have a tolerance for slow, artsy movies. This just sucked.

The Headless Horseman's Headless Horse:State_College_Arsonist: Seeing as this is turning into a general movie thread, has anyone seen Killing Them Softly? It looks decent, but received some mediocre reviews. I have a lot of time off to kill before the new year begins, and seeing a movie or two would give me something to do.

Also, Skyfall was excellent.

Killing Them Softly was obnoxious. It's been a long time since I've watched a movie in which I hated every farking character.

I watched Brokeback Mountain for the first time last night. Wife loved it. For me, the film was slow, disjointed and I wound hating every character in the movie, even the wives.

Darth_Lukecash:I'm surprised Lincoln dropped to fourth. Saw it again...it was better the second time.

Less general appeal than an action-movie or a long-running franchise? I mean, I'm not saying it's a bad film, it was pretty good, but PG-13 action movies are the kind of thing you can take the whole family to, and they'll all get it more or less.

//Same deal with Killing them softly. good movie, not for everyone like bond is.